Coin counter and stacker



P. C. SMITH com comma AND sucxsn Filedduiy 2:5. 192s Patented Feb. 22, 1927.

urrs!) STATES rnRoY 0. SMITH, or onions-o, rLLI-Nors.

oom OUNIEB AND STACKER.

Application filed July 23, 1825. Serial No. 124,31

This invention relates to coin counters and .stackers and its object is to provide an inexpensive device of simple construction, which can be easily operated to count andstack coins ofthe same ,kind withoutflmndling the coins individually.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel device of simple constructionfor arrangin a quantity of' loose coins of the kin" .in one. or more stacks containing a'predetermined number of the coins.

And a further object of theinventiqn is to provide a handy device of simple construc- ,tion, which can be manufactured at low cost, for .use by persons who handle coins in large quantities so that light coins may bequickly and automatically counted and stacked in piles containing a predetermined number of coins ready for. wrapping to .beadeposited in 'banjkor stored for futureluse.

In the accompanying drawings Ijhave illustrated thein ventionin a selected .embodimerit and referring thereto:

Figs. 1, v2 and 3. are perspective views showing successive steps, in the use of the invention for counting and stacking a quantity of coins.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 44 of Flg 5.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. 4. v

Re erring to the drawings, the invention comprises a frame which consists essentially of'an upper hopper part and a lower L- shaped part to receive and hold the block. The frame is preferably made of sheet metal and the hopper has a straight front 6, an incline'd back 7 and ends 8, being open at top and bot-tom. The block holdingfpart of the frame comprises a back 9 and a bottom 10, the back being integral with the inclined back 7 of the hopper part. The block ho1d ing part is open at the top, front and ends. The blockll is preferably made of hard wood, but other hard materials may be used if desired; The block is provided with a pin ralit-y of'cylindrical chambers 12 of a size adapted to receive coins of a particular denomination. Thus one block will have chambers for pennies, another'for nickels, another for dimes, and'so on, as many blocks being provided for one frame as the user may require. The block is of a size toslide easily in and out of the holding part of the frame at the open front thereof and it is provided at its ends with guide pins 13 which engage .the ends of vthe hopper part of the frame (Fig. 4:) to hold the block in proper position in the frame. The chambers may be located closer to the back of the block than t0 the front thereof, but this is .notnessential and they may be located mid-way between the front-and backof the block, or. even closer to the ,frontthan to the back, asfdesired. But I prefer to bevel the upper edge of the wall of each chamber at the back thereof, "as .shown at l4. I have found it convenient *to embody the invention in frame andblock adapted for coins of a particular ,denomination, such as pennies, and the parts are proportioned .so that each chamber will receive twenty-five pennies so that in each operation of the device one-hundred pennies will be counted and arranged in four stacks of twenty-five each. .The sameblock may be used for nickels, each chamber counting and stacking twenty nickels, I prefer to provide separate blocks for coins ofdiiferent des nominations although it is possible .to count and stack different coins "in one .block at different times. In practice, the coins of thesame denomination will be arranged in a pile on a desk or. table, the .device isarranged with the inclined back of the frame at the edge of the desk or table and a quantity of the coins are swept into the hopper. coins will find their place in the chambers, automatically stacking themselves. If all of the coins do not enter the chambers the device may be shaken until the coins are in the chambers. If there are not enough coins to fill the chambers, more coins may be swept into the hopper. No effort need be made to .sweep into the hopper the desired number of coins to be counted and generally more coins than the block will hold will be swept into the hopper. After the device is shaken until the chambers are full of the coins, the device is placed with its bottom on the desk or table, preferably adjacent to coins remaining on the desk or table, and the block is pulled The or table. The block can be slid to any position on the desk or table, with the coins therein," and then the block is raised, leaving the stacks intact. These .stacks may be wrapped separately or they may be assembled in larger stacks'for wrapping. Since the block is proportioned so that a stack o! a prede termined number of coins of a certain dellOHllllfl-t-lOH will fill each chamber, it is apparent that in the use of the device as described the coins will be automatically counted as Well as stacked.

The device is simple in construction, it can be manufactured in substantial form and sold at a reasonable oriceso that it will be available for universal use for the purpose intended. The beveled back edge at the top of each chamber facilitates the removal of surplus coins on the block by the front of the hopper when the block withdrawn from the frame.

It will be noted that it is not, necessary for the operator to count the coins before they are dropped into the receptacla The coins are simply swept into the hopper uir til it is tilled and then the act of pulling out the block autonmticalby counts the predetermined number of coins; the surplus are scraped oil the top oi? the block as it ismovcd from beneath the bottom olthe hopper. i

I have shown the invention in a simple embodiment in the drawings; I am aware that changes in the form and construction thereof may be made without departing from the invention, and I reserve the right to make all such (Illtli'lQ'OS as :tairly fall with in the scope oi: the following claims.

LA coin counter and stacker comprising a block having a coin chamber therein open at the top and at thebottoin of the block, a frame having a hopper part to lit on the top of the block and a holding part to support the block beneath the hopper part said holding part being open at one side to permit bodily lateral separation of the block 'l'roin the frame with a stack of coins in the chamber.

2. A coin counter and stacker comprising a rectangular block having a coin chamber therein open at the top and bottom oi the block, a frame comprising a hopper part open at top and bottom and having a front, ends and an inclinedbaclc, and a holding part comprising a hack and a bottom integral with the hopper part and adapted to receive and hold the block in position beneath the hopper part, said block being bodily laterally movable out oi contact with said bottonn the bottom wallsot the hopper serving to sweep oti surplus coins.

3. A coin counter and stacker comprising a rectangular block having a plurality of coin chambers therein open at top and bot tom and a frame comprising a hopper portion open at top and bottom and a support and guide for said block depending from said hopper to removably support said block while it receives promiscuously coins from the hopper said block being bodily laterally movable from beneath the hopper, the Walls of the hopper serving to mitomatically sweep oii' surplus coins there being guide means on the one part for engagement with the ends of the other part to hold the block in proper position bei'ieath the hopper.

PERCY C. SMITH. 

